7. jan. 2014

Mitt aller første nedlastingsprosjekt på denne bloggen var faktisk en årskalender (2012). De to siste årene har jeg ikke prioritert å lage min egen - det er nemlig veldig mange andre som gjør kalendere mye bedre enn meg! Jeg er imponert over hvor mange som tilbyr 2014-kalendere gratis for nedlasting og print. I denne oversikten har jeg valgt å stoppe på 49 ulike alternativer, men det finnes enda flere dere ute!
.....My very first download-and-print-project on this blog was in fact a year calendar (2012). However, there are so many others who do calendars better than me, so I have not given priority to make my own the last two years. I am impressed with how many offering 2014 calendars free for download and print. In this summary I give you 49 different options, but there are even more free calendars out there!

Selv fant jeg min helt perfekte adventsstjerne til nye huset i blå- og turkistoner på Clas Ohlson! Jeg slår den på som det første jeg gjør hver morgen når jeg kommer inn i den mørke stua, og jeg fryder meg like mye hver eneste gang. ♥
.....Advent has become THE season of paper lights. I see big paper stars, most of them white, in almost every Christmas decorated window. Occasionally I spot one in a different color or a bold pattern, and it's so much fun to see.I found my own perfect pattern advent paper star for my new home in tones of blues and turquoise. The first thing I do every morning, when entering the dark living room, is to light my star - and smile! ♥

And just for the record: Paper is extremely flammable. Apparently there's something called fire retardant spray, and it sounds like a good idea when combining light and paper. Of course, when making candle holders from paper, the candle needs to be inside holder made from non-flammable material (glass). You know this.☺

15. sep. 2013

Det har vært en særdeles Ylvis-preget uke med min snart-8-åring, og etter hva jeg har forstått er jeg ikke den eneste forelderen som har hørt (og sunget og danset til..?) What does the fox say? opptil maaange ganger.
.....This week with my almost-8-year-old son has been dominated by the Ylvis video phenomenon (see the end of this post if you don't know what I am talking about). And from what I understand, I am not the only parent who has heard (and sung and danced to ..?) What does the fox say? maaany times.

11. sep. 2013

Apropos New York-bygninger og andre bygninger av papir. Jeg kom tilfeldigvis over nettstedet Popupology her om dagen, og jeg ble mektig fascinert av hva en kar som heter Elod klarer å skape av kun rette kutt i kartong.
.....Speaking of New York buildings and other paper buildings. The other day I stumbled accross a website called Popupology, and I was impressed by the work of a man called Elod. The amazing stuff he makes from just straight cut lines in carton!

...... Even though this looks extremely difficult, it is actually possible to make many of Elods popup cards using his pdf files. All projects have great instruction videos. Give it a try!Se all the DIY popup projects here.

9. sep. 2013

På forsommeren i år var jeg så heldig å få oppleve selveste New York. Det var akkurat så fantastisk og kult som jeg hadde håpet. Og da jeg nylig kom over denne lille, søte print-og-lag-bygningen fra Hello June bare måtte jeg gjøre den som et minne.
.....Lucky me, a few months ago I got to experience THE city of New York. It was just as amazing and cool as I had hoped it would be. And when I recently stumbled over this cute little DIY building from Hello June, I just had to make it as a souvenir.